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Flying in rarified air at 11-0 the Cavs pack their bags again for a trip to Chicago to take on the 4-6 Bulls. Only four other teams have played 11 games. The Bulls lost five straight before beating the 4-7 Hawks in Atlanta Friday night. The Hawks were missing De’Andre Hunter and his 18 ppg scoring average. The Bulls are 1-5 against Western Conference teams and 3-1 against the East. The Bulls had the misfortune of playing 6 of their first 10 against the West, so they may be better than their record indicates. Also, leading scorer Zach LaVine missed three games and Lonzo Ball has missed seven and is still out. They beat the Bucks (2-7), Orlando (4-6), and Atlanta (4-7). Their only victory over a winning team was against Memphis (6-4)...

The 10-0 Cavs stay home for the second game of a back-to-back coming off a decisive win over the 7-1 Warriors. They face the 4-5 Brooklyn Nets, who are also on the second night of a BTB as they lost in Boston in overtime Friday by a 108-104 score. It was a low scoring affair as both teams had 94 points at the end of regulation. The Celtics were missing Jaylen Brown and his 26 ppg and backup center Luke Kornet in addition to Porzingis. So the Nets played 53 minutes last night and then had to fly to Cleveland. Their starting guards played 37 and 38 minutes while their power forward played 40. They are going to be some tired puppies. Hopefully they went all out to try and upset the Celtics and left it all on the parquet floor in Boston...

Every passing game is a new historic accomplishment. Tonight? Most points in a first half in franchise history (83). The Cavs managed to do this against a team ranked second in DRTG and first in opponent 3P% (29%). Call it a Ty Jerome revenge game. Call it a Kenny Atkinson revenge game. One thing it wasn’t was an Andrew Wiggins revenge game The Cavs came out so hot and couldn’t be stopped in the first half that an Cavalanche might not even properly describe their play. The Cavs started the first quarter on an 18-0 run to put the Cavs up 20-2. Extrapolate a little further and they put up 23 points in the first six minutes. The Cavs were up 17 points and already had scored 27 points before Steph Curry scored a basket. Going 3-for-4 to...

Back at RMFH the Cavs try to make it ten in a row against the surprising and surging Golden State Warriors. The Dubs are 7-1 and are coming off a 118-112 win in Boston Wednesday. The Celtics were without Jaylen Brown and his 25.7 points and 7.2 rebounds, however. The only other team with a winning record that the Dubs have beaten is Houston in OT. Golden State beat Utah, Portland, Washington, and New Orleans twice. Their schedule has been easier than average. The Warriors are very similar to the Cavs in that they have one superstar and they play a very deep rotation. Against Boston 11 players were on the floor for at least 13 minutes. Nobody on their team averages more than 28 minutes, although that’s partly due to blowouts. From...

The only thing better than 8-0? 9-0. These Cavs keep climbing, and they took a step into historic air. The 9-0 start is the best in team history, first time to start the season with five straight road wins and the undefeated record through nine game is the longest a coach in his start with a new team. They were facing a fairly beat up New Orleans team – no Dejounte Murray, CJ McCollum, Trey Murphy, or Herb Jones. So pretty much half their rotation and starting lineup. This didn’t stop the Pelicans from putting up a quite a fight all night. Any team that has Jose Alvarado is going to compete, and probably out punch their weight class. The Cavs went to work early – they came out the gates firing with an 8-0 run. I particularly enjoy some...

The undefeated Cavaliers head down to The Big Easy for a game against the severely crippled New Orleans Pelicans (3-5). The Pelicans won their first two games but as injuries to key players mounted they have lost 4 of 5. Their last two losses were to Atlanta by 15 and Portland by 18, both at home. They aren’t playing well, and the Pelicans are riddled with injuries. Zion Williamson (hamstring), Trey Murphy III (hamstring), CJ McCollum (adductor), Dejounte Murray (hand) and Herb Jones (shoulder) are all missing time. This team was always going to have some problems because of the roster imbalance, but the depth and firepower was supposed to carry them through. That’s not happening yet. They got smoked by the Warriors without Curry...